Machina Capital S.A.S. grew its position in Kimberly-Clark Co. (NYSE:KMB - Free Report) by 98.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 14,514 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 7,189 shares during the period. Machina Capital S.A.S.'s holdings in Kimberly-Clark were worth $2,064,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Elevate Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 46.4% during the 1st quarter. Elevate Capital Advisors LLC now owns 12,444 shares of the company's stock worth $1,770,000 after buying an additional 3,944 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its holdings in Kimberly-Clark by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 464,053 shares of the company's stock worth $60,615,000 after acquiring an additional 12,768 shares during the period. Unigestion Holding SA boosted its position in Kimberly-Clark by 8.2% in the first quarter. Unigestion Holding SA now owns 127,623 shares of the company's stock worth $18,145,000 after purchasing an additional 9,643 shares during the last quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd grew its stake in Kimberly-Clark by 270.2% in the 1st quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 984,695 shares of the company's stock valued at $140,043,000 after purchasing an additional 718,720 shares during the period. Finally, Farmers Trust Co. grew its stake in Kimberly-Clark by 108.6% in the 1st quarter. Farmers Trust Co. now owns 45,088 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,412,000 after purchasing an additional 23,472 shares during the period. 76.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Transactions at Kimberly-Clark
In other news, insider Katy Chen sold 740 shares of Kimberly-Clark stock in a transaction on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $129.70, for a total transaction of $95,978.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 3,997 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $518,410.90. The trade was a 15.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Kimberly-Clark Stock Performance
KMB stock traded down $0.37 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $127.38. 1,549,446 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,289,590. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.05, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.80. Kimberly-Clark Co. has a 52 week low of $124.10 and a 52 week high of $150.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.27 billion, a PE ratio of 16.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.46 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $133.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $134.52.
Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.89 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $4.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.90 billion. Kimberly-Clark had a net margin of 12.69% and a return on equity of 201.43%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.01 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Kimberly-Clark Co. will post 7.5 EPS for the current year.
Kimberly-Clark Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 6th were issued a $1.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 6th. This represents a $5.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.96%. Kimberly-Clark's payout ratio is currently 68.66%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms have recently commented on KMB. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on Kimberly-Clark from $168.00 to $155.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Kimberly-Clark from $135.00 to $134.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Kimberly-Clark in a research report on Friday, July 18th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $144.00 target price for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Kimberly-Clark from $165.00 to $162.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Kimberly-Clark from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $140.90.
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Kimberly-Clark Company Profile
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Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products in the United States. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The company's Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Thinx, Poise, Depend, Plenitud, Softex, and other brand names.
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